The Hartford is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a senior individual contributor and technical authority within Personal Insurance. This role sets technical direction and delivers complex, high-impact software solutions with a focus on quality, scalability, reliability, and security from the outset.

What You'll Do

Serve as a technical authority for complex Personal Insurance systems across front-end, back-end, integration, and data layers.
Define and evolve solution architectures that align with enterprise standards and enable scalable, resilient delivery.
Drive modernization of legacy systems into cloud-native, API-driven, and event-based architectures.
Contribute production-quality code, technical designs, prototypes, and reference implementations.
Lead resolution of complex technical issues, including high-severity production incidents.
Establish and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices across teams.
Champion strong SDLC and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and automation-first delivery.
Embed observability, monitoring, alerting, and resiliency practices into solutions.
Act as a quality bar-raiser, ensuring quality is engineered into solutions.
Conceptualize new ideas, approaches, and technical solutions to address business challenges.
Lead Proof of Concept efforts to validate feasibility and demonstrate value.
Partner with Product Owners to validate requirements and align solutions with business objectives.
Mentor and guide engineers through technical leadership and design reviews.

What We're Looking For

14+ years of experience in enterprise application development.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Strong technical background in Java, Angular, SQL, AWS, and scalable cloud-based systems.
Proficient coding skills in modern languages such as Python and TypeScript.
Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architecture.
Experience driving quality engineering practices, automation, CI/CD quality controls, and production readiness standards.
Demonstrated ability to ideate, prototype, and execute Proof of Concept initiatives.
Strong understanding of DevOps, observability, and operational excellence principles.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and executive audiences.
Extensive experience delivering digital insurance solutions.
Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams or domains.